Tooth-brush holder.



C. HAMMESFAHR.

TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29, 1914'.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

I other suitable supp em miss naiuiuusrana, or new Yonmu. Y.

. TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Application filed December v29, 1914. Serial No. 879,510.

brushes and a glass, tumbler or other object. 7

One ofthe principal objects of the inven-' tion is'to provide a simple and efficient sanita-ry device which is adapted to hold one or more tooth brushes in convenient position for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient device which is inexpensive to manufacture and which is adapted to be secured to a wall or to any ort.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient device, the supporting part of which may be made of glass or other material and detachable in order that the same may be readily cleaned.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a simple and eficient device which is adapted not only to hold and support one or more tooth brushes, but which is adapted also to hold a glass or other re-,

ceptacle. J

With these and other objects in wow, the

invention will be hereinafter more particu-.

larly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, of the device, showing in dotted lines how the same may support a tooth brush and also a glass. verted plan of the boss of the holder member showing" how the same may be held against rotation on the supporting rod memher; and Fig. 4 is a fr 'entary plan showing another form of opening for holding the tooth brush handle.

The device has a base 10 which may be of metal and which is adapted tobe secured against a wall-by screws or otherwise. A supporting rod or member 11 has one end secured to the base 10 by solder or on Fig. 3 is an inwise substantially centrally thereof and at the outer end, as at 12, extends upward so as to provide a substantially IL-shaped bracket member.. A holder member 13 of glass, porcelain or similar material, has a. body 14. I This body may be curved or flat and may have one or more openings 15 through which the handle of a tooth brush or other object to be supported may be insorted, as shown at 16, in Fig. v2. The body portion 14 of the member 13 is provided with a boss or projecting portion 17 having an opening to receive the end '12 of the supporting rod 11, said member 13 being removable from said rod. At the lower portion of the boss 17 is a slot or recess portion 18 which is adapted to fit over a part of the horizontal portion of the supporting rod 11 so that while the holder member 13 is detachable, it is held by reason of the slot 18 against rotation so that if the holder contains two or more tooth brushes belonging to different persons which are of a similar kind, the position will not be changed and the tooth brushes will not thereby become mixed; 7

By making the holder member of glass or like material, the said holder will not rust or corrode, andbeing detachable, may be removed and readily cleaned.

A flange 19 may *be arranged around the body 14 on the upper portion thereof within the openings 15 to form .a socket 20 which is adapted to form a seat or holder retaining member for a tumbler, glass, or other receptacle, as at 21, in Fig. 2, thou h instead of a glass or tumbler, a bottle 0 tooth powder or receptacle holding paste or other dental. objects may be properly supported by the device. I

In Fig. 4 instead of the openin s 15 extending through the body thereo one or more substantially T-shaped openings 22 may be provided along the peripheral edge of the body 14. These openings 22 are enlarged at 23 with a similar opening 24 extending outward so that the brush handle with its'narrow portion may be inserted through the opening 24 and then by a partial rotation held by the part 23 or the said and secured to the base substantially centrally thereof and a shorter upright portion, a holder member of glass having a boss provided with an opening to fit over the short part of the rod and provided with a slot adapted to fit over the bod of the rod to prevent rotation of said mem er, said I holder member having a plurality of openings arranged around-the same'and adapted to support tooth brushes, and a flange forming a socket for an object arranged within the space occupied by the openings.

2. A device of the character described,

comprising av base adapted to be attached to a support, a substantially L-shaped rod having one portion extending horizontally and secured to the base substantially centrally thereof, and a holder member having a boss provided with an opening to fit over the smaller part of the rod and provided with a slot adapted to'fit over the body of the rod to prevent rotation of said member, said holder member having a plurality of openings arranged around the same and adapted to support tooth brushes.

- 3. A device of the character described, comprising a base adapted to be attached to a support, a substantiallyL-shaped rod having one portion extending horizontally and secured to the base substantially centrally thereof and a shorter upright portion, a holder member having a boss provided with an opening to fit over the smaller part of the rod and provided with a slot adapted to fit over the body of the rod to prevent rotation thereof, said holder member having a plurality of openings arranged around the same and adapted to. support tooth brushes, and a flange orming a socket for an object arranged within the space, occupied by the openings.

This specification signed and witnessed this 26th day of December, A. D. 1914.

CHARLES HAMMESFAHR. Witnesses:

LESTER'C. TAYmB, C. BARTELS. 

